2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 12th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 53rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the Thunder's first season since 2007–08 without Russell Westbrook, as he was traded to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and future draft picks on July 11, 2019. The trade reunited Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden, who had played for the team from 2009 to 2012. The trade also marked Chris Paul's first time since 2006–07 playing in Oklahoma City after playing his first two seasons there when he was a member of the New Orleans Hornets (the Hornets temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City for two seasons following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans). This trade was preceded by a trade where Paul George was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and a record 5 future 1st round draft picks on July 7.

2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Head coachBilly Donovan
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
Clay Bennett (Chairman)
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record44–28 (.611)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
RadioKWPN and WWLS-FM

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2] The Thunder were one of the 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble on June 4.

The Thunder faced the Rockets in the First Round. However, they lost in a decisive Game 7, extending the Thunder's postseason series victory drought to 4 seasons. Despite their loss, the Thunder set some records during the series, such as Chris Paul becoming the oldest player to record a triple-double, and rookie Luguentz Dort joined LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the only players 21 years old or younger to drop over 25 points in a Game 7 playoff game.

After 5 years as head coach, Billy Donovan’s contract was not renewed following the season, and both sides agreed to mutually part ways.[3]

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 21 Brandon Clarke Power Forward Canada Gonzaga

The Thunder held only one first round pick.[4] With that selection, they originally selected Canadian power forward Brandon Clarke from Gonzaga University, but they agreed to trade the selection to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for forward Darius Bazley, who last played for Princeton High School.

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 12 Adams, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1993–07–20 Pittsburgh
G/F 7 Bazley, Darius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2000–06–12 Princeton HS (OH)
G/F 30 Burton, Deonte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–31 Iowa State
G 6 Diallo, Hamidou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998–07–31 Kentucky
G 5 Dort, Luguentz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–04–19 Arizona State
G 23 Ferguson, Terrance 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–05–17 Advanced Prep International (TX)
F 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
G/F 2 Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998–07–12 Kentucky
G 14 Hall, Devon (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–07–07 Virginia
F 15 Hervey, Kevin (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996–07–09 Texas–Arlington
F/C 33 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–07–01 Bucknell
F 11 Nader, Abdel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1993–09–25 Iowa State
C 9 Noel, Nerlens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–04–10 Kentucky
G 3 Paul, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–05–06 Wake Forest
G/F 21 Roberson, André 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–12–04 Colorado
F 22 Roby, Isaiah  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998–02–03 Nebraska
G 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993–09–15 Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020-01-24

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 26–11 20–16 12–2 73
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 1.5 23–14 21–14 8–5 72
x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 1.5 23–12 21–16 5–7 72
x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 11.5 21–15 14–24 5–8 74
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 22.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home:2–1; Road:0–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
2019–20 season schedule
2019 preseason game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Scrimmages: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 44–28 (Home: 23–14; Road: 21–14)
October: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
November: 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5)
December: 10–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–2)
January: 12–5 (Home: 3–4; Road: 9–1)
February: 7–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–1)
March: 3–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–0)
Seeding games: 4–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA playoffs
2020 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
First round: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
2020 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Steven AdamsC 63631,6895831465167684
Darius BazleyPF 6191,130246412341342
Deonte BurtonSG 3903565717710104
Hamidou DialloSG 21389616736379318
Luguentz DortSG 36288208127314244
Terrance FergusonSG 56381,25774512717220
Danilo GallinariPF 62621,8343221194251,160
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderSG 70702,42841223279471,331
Devon HallSG 118171341520
Kevin HerveyPF 105212511117
Mike MuscalaC 47257210840912226
Abdel NaderPF 556572100382320241
Nerlens NoelC 6171,127300575991449
Justin Patton†C 502452009
Chris PaulPG 70702,208349472111111,232
Andre RobersonSG 70872741320
Isaiah Roby≠SF 301120000
Dennis SchröderPG 6521,99923626245141,229

After all games.[5]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Steven AdamsC 772108194271
Darius BazleyPF 701264760346
Deonte BurtonSG 10200000
Hamidou DialloSG 3025610213
Luguentz DortSG 661752262675
Terrance FergusonSG 414241106
Danilo GallinariPF 7721238751105
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderSG 77279372973114
Mike MuscalaC 202041003
Abdel NaderPF 302530124
Nerlens NoelC 70972932521
Chris PaulPG 772615237113149
Andre RobersonSG 10300000
Dennis SchröderPG 70227262541121

Awards

Weekly

Monthly

All-Star

Season

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 6, 2019[9] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Darius Bazley
2024 second-round pick		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Draft rights to Brandon Clarke
July 6, 2019[10] To Oklahoma City Thunder
2020 first-round pick		 To Denver Nuggets
Jerami Grant
July 10, 2019[11] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Danilo Gallinari
2022 first-round pick
2024 first-round pick
2026 first-round pick
Option to swap first-round picks in 2023 and 2025
2021 first-round pick (from Miami)
2023 first-round pick (from Miami)		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Paul George
July 16, 2019[12] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Chris Paul
2024 HOU first-round pick
2026 HOU first-round pick
Right to swap first-round picks in 2021 and 2025		 To Houston Rockets
Russell Westbrook
January 24, 2020[13] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Isaiah Roby		 To Dallas Mavericks
Justin Patton
Cash considerations

Re-signed
Player Signed
Nerlens Noel[14] 1-year contract worth $2 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Luguentz Dort[15] Two-way contract Arizona State Sun Devils
Mike Muscala[16] 2-year contract worth $4.3 million Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Patton[17] 3-year contract worth $5.3 million Philadelphia 76ers
Devon Hall[18] Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue
Kevin Hervey[19] Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Markieff Morris[20] End of 1-year contract worth $6.5 million Detroit Pistons
Donte Grantham[21] Waived Agua Caliente Clippers
Patrick Patterson [22] Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Jawun Evans Free Agent Raptors 905
Raymond Felton Free Agent
Devon Hall [23] Waived Oklahoma City Blue

References
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  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29840761/sources-billy-donovan-return-thunder-coach-next-season
  4. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  5. "2019-20 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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  8. "Chris Paul Named 2020 NBA All-Star". Oklahoma City Thunder. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
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  10. "Thunder Acquires 2020 First-Round Draft Pick". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  11. "Thunder Acquires Gilgeous-Alexander, Gallinari and Five First-Round Draft Picks". NBA.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. "Oklahoma City Acquires Chris Paul, Two First-Round Draft Picks and the Right to Two Swap Picks". NBA.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  13. "Thunder Acquires Isaiah Roby". NBA.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  14. "Thunder Signs Nerlens Noel". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  15. "Thunder Signs Luguentz Dort to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  16. "Thunder Signs Mike Muscala". NBA.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  17. "Thunder Signs Justin Patton". NBA.com. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  18. "Thunder Signs Devon Hall to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  19. "Thunder Signs Kevin Hervey to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  20. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agent Markieff Morris". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  21. "Thunder Waives Donte Grantham". NBA.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  22. "Thunder Waives Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  23. "Thunder Waives Devon Hall". NBA.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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